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23/02/2024
Educational Poverty in Italy - Our first LEAP Policy Brief
14/12/2023
New funding at LEAP!

New funding for LEAP Affiliate Erika Deserranno, from UCL Stone - for the project "Remote care for remote areas: the impact of telehealth in rural India"

17/11/2023
Call for papers - 3rd Workshop on Networks and Development

We are pleased to announce the third edition of the Workshop on Networks and Development, that will be held in Naples (Italy) on the 6th and 7th of May 2024.

The deadline for submissions is January 30th 2024.

13/11/2023
LEAP Offers MSc Interns a Taste of What Research Means

Building on the success of the first round, LEAP launches the second edition of the LEAP Internship Program

13/11/2023
New funding at LEAP!

ALEXIA DELFINO WON FUNDING FROM CEPR AND UKAID FOR A PROJECT WITH NAVA ASHRAF AND EDWARD GLAESER CASTING SOME LIGHT ON HOW FAIR CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT EMPOWERS FEMALE ENTREPRENEURS

24/10/2023
LEAP Student Grants 2023-2024 - Deadline Extended

LEAP invites students to submit proposals for the 2023/2024 call for proposals for LEAP Student Grants (LSG)!

Deadline for applications has been extended to Thursday, 9th November at 23.59pm CET.

26/09/2023
LEAP Student Grants 2023-2024

LEAP invites students to submit proposals for the 2023/2024 call for proposals for LEAP Student Grants (LSG)!

Deadline for applications will be on Friday, 27th October at 23.59pm CEST.

20/09/2023
LEAP to host EUDN Scientific Conference 2024!

We are thrilled to announce that the 2024 edition of the European Development Network (EUDN) Scientific Conference will be hosted by LEAP Bocconi at Bocconi University in Milan, Italy.

The Call for Papers is out! Submit yours by October 31

13/09/2023
Welcome to three new affiliates to LEAP!

An exciting start of this new Academic Year for LEAP! We are delighted to introduce three outstanding researchers joining our affiliate team, enhancing our commitment to cutting-edge research and advancing our mission to reducing poverty around the world through effective anti-poverty programs.

05/09/2023
LEAP Affiliates Secures Two ERC Starting Grants for frontier research

The Laboratory for Effective Antipoverty Policies (LEAP)at Bocconi University is thrilled to announce the award of two prestigious European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grants. These grants have been awarded to two LEAP Affiliates, Professor Michela Carlana and Professor Erika Deserranno, to lead transformative projects in their respective fields.

 

Read the official Bocconi press release here